Key takeaway
Ask any wedding sound & lighting vendor whether they own the equipment, which exact models they will supply, who operates the show, what spares travel with the rig, how a power failure is handled mid-show and whether the quote is itemised. Specific, confident answers signal a company that has actually done it.
Key takeaways
- Owned inventory beats sub-renting
- Exact model numbers, not categories
- Meet the engineer, not only the salesperson
- Get spares and failure plans in writing
Questions worth asking
Equipment
- Do you own this equipment or sub-rent it for each job?
- What exactly will you supply for function zones?
- What exactly will you supply for speech target level?
- What exactly will you supply for distributed fill spacing?
- When was it last serviced, and can I see it before the event?
People
- Who is the show caller on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the sound engineer on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the lighting programmer on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the microphone technician on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the changeover crew lead on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
Risk
- How do you handle this: the pandit's recitation is inaudible past the third row because decor blocked every sensible speaker position?
- How do you handle this: a lavalier pack fails mid-vows and the moment cannot be re-run?
- How do you handle this: stage lighting at 3,200 k beside decor lighting at 5,600 k ruins every photograph?
- How do you handle this: the changeover between pheras and reception overruns and guests walk into a half-built room?
- How do you handle this: an evening shower on a lawn build takes out uplighters and a stage-left amplifier rack?
- How do you handle this: dance-floor volume at the sangeet drives older guests out of the room entirely?
Commercials
- Is the quote itemised by equipment, crew, transport and power?
- Is the figure before or after 18% GST?
- What is the advance, and what is the cancellation policy?
- What is explicitly not included?
What a good answer sounds like
A specialist answers with model numbers, named people and a specific failure plan without checking. A middleman answers in categories and brochures. Prime AV Solutions answers every question above in writing before you commit. Get an itemised quote from Prime AV Solutions within 24 hours — call +91 93093 80958 or WhatsApp our producers.
Published 3 August 2026 by the Prime AV Solutions production team.